The web cam is already being marketed

Jul 28, 2007 06:58 GMT  ·  By

If you want to make a nice impression on your friends in China, then use some make-up and this. By 'this", I mean a fancy USB web cam that shows only the most beautiful parts of your face, while chatting with your loved ones.

But don't expect miracles to happen, as this Brando device promises a decent lighting and comes with some white LEDs light around the cam. Regarding the camera's capabilities, the USB Big Eye Web Cam helps you easily zoom and focus the distant objects more clearly than before, without having to move the camera at all.

And if you're thinking of setting up some romantic mood while chatting, feel free to use it in the dark too, as it uses a couple of LED lights to define your shapes. The web cam's dimensions of 31 x 57 x 79 are quite reasonable and allow much more portability than other models do, not to mention the device will occupy little depositary space in your office.

Among the technical specifications, there is a decent resolution, not impressive, but good, of 1280 x 960 pixels and a color CMOS image sensor.

The video format is said to be of 24 bit RGB, while the frame rate is the same 30fps as with standard devices. The web cam's focus range is of 5cm to infinity, it has a built-in image compression, just as all the highly rated cams on the market, as well as the usual options for automatic white balance, manual focus and color compensated images.

To follow the latest trends in the industry, the device features a dynamic image e-mail, meaning it can send e-mail while monitoring your kids, your home or business. For those of you that are into more technical details, I should tell you that this web cam has an S/N ratio of